sewell: i yield to mr. himes such time as he may consume. sproim the gentleman is recognized. mr. himes: i thank the gentlelady for yielding me time and mr. huizenga for his work on this we spend a lot of time in this talking about the american dream and in many cases is the apex of the american dream is when the entrepreneur who started a bunch of restaurants or car washes or local retailer or service organization, after working hard at that over a lifetime, has the opportunity to reap the rewards of that labor, sell that business andry achief the success that an individual worked a lifetime to do. if you've run caffer washes or restaurants or retail operations you probably know little about the complicated task of selling a small business. and there's no reason in the world why that transaction which again is at the apex of the american dream, should be overburdened by regulatory cost that don't make sense. at the end of the day, the m&a brokers we are talking about are not selling stocks to retail investors, they're not marketing mortgages, they are doing a very technical transa

garrett, and the gentleman from connecticut, mr. himes, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new jersey. mr. garrett: thank you, madam speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and and submit remarks extraneous materials for the record on h.r. 801, currently under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. garrett: mr. speaker, madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. garrett: i rise today, i did a moment ago as well, in support of this good, commonsense piece of legislation, which is to now h.r. 801. this is called the holding company registration threshold equalization act. i also just like with the prior legislation would like to commit the bipartisan nature of the legislation before us and the bipartisan nature of the sponsors, representative womack, himes, delaney, and in the chair, mrs. wagner, as well for their outstanding work on getting this important measure to the floor today. what doe